Welcome to America magazine’s Conclave Podcast. Our editors are on the ground in Rome covering the conclave to elect the next pope. 

In today’s episode from Rome, the team discusses:



President Donald Trump’s choice for pope




The latest from the cardinal pre-conclave meetings




The question: Will the next pope be an Italian?




The unfinished business of Pope Francis’ papacy, including: synodality, fighting sexual abuse, reforming Vatican governance and an ecumenical trip to Turkey on the anniversary of the Council of Nicaea  




This episode features:



Sam Sawyer, S.J., America’s editor in chief 




Sebastian Gomes, America’s executive editor of audio and video




Colleen Dulle, co-host of America’s “Inside the Vatican” podcast




Ashley McKinless, executive editor and co-host of America’s “Jesuitical” podcast




Zac Davis, director of digital strategy and co-host of America’s “Jesuitical” podcast




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Links from the show:

Cardinals say they are expecting a short conclave

Watch: Trump jokes he’d ‘like to be Pope’

Synodality—and ‘controversial’ issues—are here to stay: Takeaways from the Synod’s final document

The four signs of a truly synodal church

Pope Francis issues new rules for accountability and response to allegations of sexual abuse

Pope Francis’ new sex abuse rules are a revolution for the Catholic Church

Vatican to consider classifying ‘spiritual abuse’ as new Catholic crime

With Pope Francis’ reform of the Roman Curia, nine years of work is coming to fruition

Podcast: Pope Francis’ Roman Curia reform, explained


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